Bush passing "midnight regulations" do you agree with any of these changes?
Mountaintop Mining: Rule would allow mining companies to dump waste into rivers and streams.
Endangered Species Act: Rule would alter implementation of ESA to allow federal land-use managers to approve projects (like infrastructure creation, minerals extraction, or logging) without consulting federal habitat managers and biological health experts responsible for species protection.
Power plants near National Parks: Environmental Protection Agency rule would ease current restrictions that make it difficult for power plants to operate near national parks and wilderness areas, which could increase air pollution in those areas.
Truck Driver Safety: Department of Transportation rule will allow truck drivers to drive up to 11 consecutive hours and to spend seven consecutive days on the road with only a 34-hour break. Public Citizen and other safety advocates have sued successfully two times in the past three years to overturn this Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule.
On-the-Job-Risk: Department of Labor rule would change the way federal regulators calculate estimates for on-the-job risks, and add an extra comment period to new worker health standards, creating a delay.
Family and Medical Leave: Department of Labor rule would limit employee access to family and medical leave — making it more difficult for workers to use paid vacation or personal time to take leave, and would allow employers to speak directly to an employee’s health care provider.
Domestic Surveillance: Department of Justice Rule would expand the power of state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate potential criminal activities and report the information to federal agencies. It would broaden the scope of activities authorities could monitor to include organizations as well as individuals, along with non-criminal activities that are deemed "suspicious."
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11212008/profile3.html
No robot I can’t oh wait I could site Randi Rhodes…
No, I don’t. But they are typical of the continuous assult on American institutions and values conducted by the neoconservatives for the past 8 years. Fortunately, moves like these can be reversed easily.
Really, it’s just a last payoff by Bush–at the expense of the safety and welfare of the American people, ofcourse.
Can you cite someone less left-wing than Moyers?
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PBS will rot your brain and cloud your judgement.
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Bush can propose all he wants, but congress still has to approve this.
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sounds like he was not finished destroying America!
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Habitat Managers?
What’s a Habitat Manager and why would someone with that title have the power to hold up bridge construction?
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have you read clinton’s 26.000 pages midnight rule? don’t worry obama will publish a book of midnight rule when he leaves in 4 years !
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No, I don’t. But they are typical of the continuous assult on American institutions and values conducted by the neoconservatives for the past 8 years. Fortunately, moves like these can be reversed easily.
Really, it’s just a last payoff by Bush–at the expense of the safety and welfare of the American people, ofcourse.
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Does any of that actually surprise anyone?
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He learned from the pro. Clinton did the same when he left the office, but Bush managed to go around the 60 days rule and reversed some of Clinton’s Midnight Specials. This time Bush makes sure he does not leave as much room for reversal. Take that, Obama.
Addition: At least Obama can use Bush’s Midnight Express as an excuse to blame Bush when things fall apart. See, there is always a silver lining in Washington.
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